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A review by meliaraastair
Raising Atlantis by Thomas Greanias
4.0
This book starts off slow enough with an archaeologist and a (former?) nun both being recruited to investigate something going on down in Antarctica. Mysterious earthquakes have been occurring and large chunks of ice have been separating from the continent and floating into the ocean. Large fissures are showing up in the ice, big enough that a secret US military base has fallen into one, and something has been detected under the ice after one such fissure.
The main characters, Conrad Yeats (the archaeologist) and Serena Serghetti (the former? nun), with Conrad’s (adoptive) father and some other characters making a strong presence. Conrad’s father, General Yeats, brings some decent military action to the book, but the book is by no means focused on the military. This is why I called the book Sci-fi rather than military fiction. Things do get very sci-fi after a pyramid is discovered under the ice and Conrad, Serena, and General Yeats go down to investigate what it might mean.
Overall, I found the book to be gripping – I wanted to keep reading and it was fairly intense at times – but I am not very interested in reading the other books in the series. I give this one an 8 of 10 for enjoyment and 4 of 5 for readability.
-Nick
For more book reviews and recommendations, check out: https://bedroopedbookworms.wordpress.com/2018/04/07/raising-atlantis-by-thomas-greanias/
The main characters, Conrad Yeats (the archaeologist) and Serena Serghetti (the former? nun), with Conrad’s (adoptive) father and some other characters making a strong presence. Conrad’s father, General Yeats, brings some decent military action to the book, but the book is by no means focused on the military. This is why I called the book Sci-fi rather than military fiction. Things do get very sci-fi after a pyramid is discovered under the ice and Conrad, Serena, and General Yeats go down to investigate what it might mean.
Overall, I found the book to be gripping – I wanted to keep reading and it was fairly intense at times – but I am not very interested in reading the other books in the series. I give this one an 8 of 10 for enjoyment and 4 of 5 for readability.
-Nick
For more book reviews and recommendations, check out: https://bedroopedbookworms.wordpress.com/2018/04/07/raising-atlantis-by-thomas-greanias/